Genus: Chirostenotes GILMORE, 1924
Etymology: Greek, cheir, “hand” Greek, stenos, “narrow”, and Greek, feminine suffix -otes, denoting a quality, narrow handed one.
= Cheirostenotes NOPCSA, 1928 (sic)
= Macrophalangia STERNBERG, 1932
Etymology: Greek, markos, “long” and Greek, phalanges (phalanx), “bones of fingers or toes," + ia, Long toes.

Species: pergracilis GILMORE, 1924
Etymology: Latin, per, "continuous" and Latin, gracilis, "slender."

Holotype: CMN (NMC) 2367

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, sec. 17, tp. 21, rge. 11, W 4th mer., 2 miles due northeast of the mouth of Little Sandhill Creek, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Nearly complete articulated digits of both hands.

Referred material:

FUNSTON, 2020

RTMP 1984.043.0070: Partial dentaries.

RTMP 1992.036.1237: Partial dentaries.

 

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Isd 15, sec. 32, tp 20, rge 11, W 4th mer., Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 1979.14.499: Manual phalanx.

 

Locality: Quarry 145, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 1979.20.1: Partial skeleton including sacrum, ribs, coracoid, partial left manus, ilium, ischium, tibia, femur, metatarsus, and pedal phalanges I-1, III-1.

 

FUNSTON & CURRIE, 2020

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RMTP 1000.056.0006: Fused dentaries.

RTMP 1996.036.0181: Partial tarsometatarsus.

RTMP 2002.012.0103: partial ilium.

UALVP 59400: Mandible, 4 cervical vertebrae, 13 caudal vertebrae and associated chevrons, a partial pubis and ischium, fragmetns of a femur and tibia, both astragali, and right distal tarsal IV.

FUNSTON, WILKINOSN, SIMON, LEBLANC, WOSIK & CURRIE, 2020

RTMP 1882.036.1237: Partial mandibular symphysis.

RTMP 2001.012.0012: Complete mandible.

= cf. Chirostenotes pergracilis

RTMP 1992.040.044: Partial manidbular ramus.

 

 

= Macrophalangia canadensis STERNBERG, 1928
Etymology: In reference to Canada, the country of origin.

Holotype: CMN (NMC) 8538

Locality: Quarry 061, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Isd. 7, Sec. 20, tp. 21, rge. 12, W 4th mer., Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Distal extremity of right tibia, part of astragalus, two incomplete distal tarsus and complete pes.

Referred material:

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, sec. 29, tp. 34, rge. 21, W 4th mer, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Belly River Group (old upper Judith River Group).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMC 9570: Second metatarsal.

LONGRICH, BARNES, CLARK, & MILLAR, 2013

RTMP 1990.56.6: Fused dentaries.

RTMP 2001.12.12: Lower jaws.

 

= Caenagnathus sternbergi CRACRAFT, 1971
Etymology: In honor of R. M. Sternberg.
= Chirostenotes sternbergi (CRACRAFT, 1971) EBERTH, CURRIE, BRINKMAN, RYAN, BRAMAN, GARDNER, LAM, SPIVAK, & NEUMAN, 2001

Holotype: NMC (CMN) 2690

Locality: Steveville Locality, Red Deer River, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, South-Central Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Belly River Group (old upper Judith River Group).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Posterior end of right mandibular ramus.

Referred material:

cf. sternbergi CURRIE & NESOV, 1993

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Sec. 32, Tp. 20, Rge. 11, W. of 4th mer., Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Belly River Group (old upper Judith River Group).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 1979.8.622: Anterior portion of fused dentaries.


Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, L.S.D. 7, Sec. 32, Tp. 20, Rge. 11., W. of 4th mer., Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Belly River Group (old upper Judith River Group).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 90.56.6: Almost complete pair of fused dentaries.

Lower jaw based mainly on RTMP 90.56.6

 

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, L.S.D. 11, Sec. 34, Tp. 13, W. of 4th Mer., Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Belly River Group (old upper Judith River Group).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 91.144.1: Most of a paired fused dentaries.

 

 

 

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Tp. 21, Rge. 1, W. of 4th Mer., Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Belly River Group (old upper Judith River Group).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 92.40.44: Anterior region of fused dentaries.